Vulnerability identifier: #VU45822

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Advanced Access Manager
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Vasyl Martyniuk

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of permissions. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the wp-admin/profile.php with typical profile update parameters and appending a aam_user_roles[] parameter set to the role they would like to use.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Advanced Access Manager: 1.0 - 6.6.1

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External links
http://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-advanced-access-manager/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.